Holiday's Most Wanted: Nintendo Wii U Sells Out

Nintendo said it sold out of its new Wii U console during its first week on the market, Ian Sherr reports on digits. Photo: Nintendo.

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I'm a few member the regional we knew which came out and that six years ago ... on that thing was really hard to find for very long time and to the point where actually like ... toe-to-toe through Anthony Hardie was a fine ... and so ... aam Inlet on to sell nearly a hundred million units which is the most that any of the current videogame console Saddam ... so ... um it's you know it well there's a possibility of leaving money on the table reality is that if people really like it they're gonna get it eventually ... you're actually I'm real lucky to be wise to get one of the hour minute them Apple complaint with that stuff ... how did you find it I mean is is is this a fun things apply Wallace alike ... West of the interesting if you know the regional we had the big thing that was different about it with these motion control see have like a wind in your hands ... and you could do stuff like mini playing tennis and and based on what not ... and fishing ... and so this version but there is is because there's a touch screen which I imagine you probably have on the set there ... aam you can do a lot of things like free sample I can shoot Ninja stars at the screen ... aam tried to swiping on the touch screen ... on my can also see something different on my screen ... as they on the GamePad tonight from what's on the TV which they call asynchronous ... gameplay ... and so to last me that play different at the games the kids were chasing each other ... aam you know the player who's looking at this notion can see what I'm saying ... it is a lot of interesting kind of ... new ways to handle it as with the regional we of course ... I'm team players are still learning how to use it exactly how to best use its allotted games ... for example we know if you're Batman for example ... on some of your gadgets use to get the GamePad ... I there's some games that year it this stuff the year carrying in your knapsack or whatever is on the GamePad just click on it from the GamePad to use it ... says the law to differ ways to keep when handling it there's no real kind of ... you know the people haven't if we're still figuring it all out right ... aam but it's awfully interesting ... so this is a very good sign actually because we know the videogame business has been having a rough time of it lightly this is a good sign that they can presumably then ... you sell the that that the we you base of four hundred thousand units was only sell a lot more these as well on them people after when the games to go with them so much ... read why anyone would hope that's how it plays out on one of the things that there's a lot of concern about of course is that ... retail sales of video games have been very bad additional knew nobody and at present ... is a different story ... aam but you know it did to real question is exactly what you bring up is the demand enough to ... really bring in the people by the games get those profits up ... right now I still unsure I mean this is a really good data point ... on NPT which is the people into monthly tracking of this or to have data coming out soon that will ... give us more insight ... um but it's a it's really kind of when those things of ... the babies were talking about the need to this the first of the major videogame makers see a PlayStation and Nintendo ISN precision that and the Xbox at the other two ... to come out with a new piece of hardware and well we always know is that the new pieces of hardware ... I well for a new games that are more interesting and they bring a lot of people into the into the stores and that's what were really looking for ... is whether or not that'll happen it's ... not there are two sorts of that saw the source of Dana's on the ball the stadium is also the canceled a missile pick up something a plan under a hard call came as ... a drag race the one you know who it is this girl appeal more to the hardcore gamer because the graphics of batter on Alonso's up or is this can of ... soft in people who knew now maybe you know been a bit more casual about it ... but it was never really tried to give it a fine save much better to the casual and the younger crowd ... aam you know Mario is a much more kind of kid friendly ... characters and ... some the other ones out there ... but um one thing about Nintendo this time around is that the really China push hard on the onthe on the higher end of the market that the hard core gamers as you call them ... and they have games like Assassin's Creed Bayou Besar where you go around the Saxony people in ... in in history when I didn't ... get the sense of rather play the games that they need to do it shied away from in the past they haven't entirely but they ... they didn't have them before called TD Black Ops activists is another one ... so ... aam but the surrender but these these AIB's games or is there going into disaster really tickled to grab that larger ten is ... the hard core gamers to spend a lot more money on videogames frankly ... on potential gaming system won't point out they can pick them up the transfer will while many let them go and ... that's what happened with the Ouija wide is that um you know a number of gamers I'd talk to ... they had eggs a week the deal said an Xbox and ... Nintendo this time around every China grab wealth and if they can succeed in being the only view game system people have that'll be really successful ... um but you know that the important thing to bring up is that ... it was sunny and Micra soft answer to this hasn't come out yet and they're expected to come out next year ... and odds are that there to have slightly better specs ... on the may have different stuff that also competes against the we you in a more direct way and ... you know will see how adults but for now need to know has the run of the of the market the moment for the new cell ... Palm and Dom um well we will see how Baidu's quickly on the Nintendo launching a we knew many ... which as you can add up ... correct ... while an end with the way yet an enemy what it is is it's basically a nature as Persian it doesn't ... have all the capabilities of the regional we but it's a lot cheaper ... and um they haven't said about any other availability all I ask and they said you know the stock to their statement about ... how a system of the notes in Canada now there's no other ... comment about international availability ... but one would presume it's an MBA is spread out that's not uncommon for Nintendo they like to have ... the lower end system being the older one has any new one is well to ... capture the parent of the market ... will we wish them luck and Dom have fun playing with you'll ... we you before you read some of thank you pre much to ... be in show The will Street tunnel now in San Francisco ...